ONLY 17.3 overs were possible as rain and bad light decimated the first day of Leicestershire’s LV County Championship Division Two game against Glamorgan at Grace Road.

The start was delayed by 90 minutes and there were four further stoppages before play was finally called off for the day with Leicestershire on 39-1.

Glamorgan, who still have a chance of promotion, had no hesitation in deciding to bowl first in the damp and cloudy conditions after winning the toss.

The South African fast bowler Garnett Kruger, who left Leicestershire to join Glamorgan at the end of last season, made an early breakthrough, uprooting Matt Boyce’s middle stump with an excellent delivery in his first over.

Sussex and Lancashire managed 56.1 overs on the first day of their crucial Division One match at Old Trafford, with the home side finishing the day on 131-5.